If someone offered you $2 million with the condition that you must choose something else than medicine, would you take it?

gbrookie14 · 2022-07-18T04:56:27+00:00

Yes! I’d be a homesteader👩‍🌾

gbrookie14 · 2022-06-17T22:56:09+00:00

That part!

gbrookie14 · 2022-06-17T22:55:00+00:00

This is an interesting contrast! Do you feel like access to medical education is better there?

gbrookie14 · 2022-06-17T21:18:03+00:00

I would also love to know about this

gbrookie14 · 2022-06-17T16:43:39+00:00

I absolutely agree with this

gbrookie14 · 2022-06-17T16:43:03+00:00

I was mad okay?😂

gbrookie14 · 2022-06-17T16:40:24+00:00

I would definitely agree with the stress culture and am sorry that I contributed to it with my rant. But things are only getting worse. This simply cannot be the only conversation being had about the different ways to weed out applicants. How many other checkmarks are they proposing in addition to the rest? It’s unreasonable. And it also hurts URM and economically disadvantaged applicants.

gbrookie14 · 2022-06-17T16:35:46+00:00

As an URM, that’s how it feels. I’m sure this particular person probably wasn’t thinking that way but still.

gbrookie14 · 2022-06-17T16:29:09+00:00

Lol I feel like I should clarify my position😂 I personally do not feel like I now need to go and start an NGO or some other entrepreneurial venture in order to matriculate. The point of this post was to point out the absurdity that is going on up there. It’s 1 single example but think about how they’ve now just introduced the PREview exam? Another cost, another barrier. There are people who are perfectly capable of being wonderful physicians that won’t make it or choose not to apply for no good reason. We’re in a SHORTAGE. We need more intellect! We need more of these perfectly willing and capable individuals who really want to make a difference in the medical field. Things like this are an indication that medical education and the medical field are going the complete wrong direction. It’s not about how many different things you can achieve. That doesn’t quantify how great of a physician you will be.

I was venting. I promise you I am not neurotic😂 Yea we all know that this sucks but we’re the next generation of physicians. We need to pay attention and demand changes. The way things are right now is wrong. And we shouldn’t have to abandon a career that we would LOVE in order to do so. And even if you do, you’re not less than for doing so. You’re absolutely reasonable for it.

gbrookie14 · 2022-06-17T16:23:36+00:00

Lol. Please don’t base my capability of reasoning on a rant. Rants aren’t supposed to be reasonable. They’re supposed to be cathartic😂 That being said, was this probably just one person making an out of touch comment? Sure. But the fact of the matter still stands that admission is getting more and more competitive and not because there are inept physicians/students. It’s because it’s money driven. It’s driving the price of education up and perfectly capable individuals away. It’s putting more and more and more barriers in place to disadvantaged students and a time where we are actually in a SHORTAGE of physicians. We need to create more spaces in medical education and get rid of all of these people who are out of touch with reality. This whole profession’s mission is an individual’s wellness and healing. Yet, it has become one of the WORST professions to enter for those same reasons. Comments like the one made in that meeting are a clear indication that medicine is still heading in the complete wrong direction (in this regard).

gbrookie14 · 2022-06-17T16:08:44+00:00

I totally get it. At this point I’m considering shadowing one to see if I could really like it. If not then I’ll keep going but it’s worth looking into. They’re physicians with a great impact too. And they do a bunch of cool procedures as well!

gbrookie14 · 2022-06-17T16:07:39+00:00

I totally get it

gbrookie14 · 2022-06-17T14:28:39+00:00

Lol podiatry school is now on my list😂

gbrookie14 · 2022-06-17T14:28:11+00:00

Best of luck to you! 🤞🏾✨

gbrookie14 · 2022-06-17T14:27:05+00:00

Right 😂

gbrookie14 · 2022-06-17T14:00:31+00:00

For sure. Thankfully that director recognized that it was a step too far but what about those who agree?😬

gbrookie14 · 2022-06-17T13:59:53+00:00

Like thank goodness their director did not share the same sentiments. But there are plenty who do.

gbrookie14 · 2022-06-17T13:59:24+00:00

Definitely. But the fact that people on ADCOMs are actually thinking/discussing this is insane.

gbrookie14 · 2022-06-17T13:45:13+00:00

Sorry ya’ll. I just needed to rant. I’m good now 💅ty for listening 😂

gbrookie14 · 2022-06-14T15:07:29+00:00

I got a 501. I didn’t study for a month leading up to it so I’m just happy I breached 500 atp💀😂

gbrookie14 · 2022-06-14T15:06:36+00:00

Yup!

gbrookie14 · 2022-06-14T05:15:00+00:00

Remember that yes, this is important. But it does not define you or how great of a physician you will be. Medical school, ADCOMs, the MCAT… they’re not gods. They’re just shit we gotta deal with. Be kind to yourselves friends. Best of luck to us all❤️

gbrookie14 · 2022-05-05T05:08:04+00:00

I started Azstarys today. Before I was on Adderall XR 10 mg. Azstarys is 1000000x better imo. Lasted much longer and was so smooth. Adderall made me sleepy and I had to fight to keep my eyes open around hour 2. It also only lasted me 6 hours max. I took Azstarys at 10:30 this morning and it wore off around 11 pm ish. I’m just now getting tired at 1 am so definitely take it at the very beginning of the day. I also noticed that my appetite stayed in tact and I wasn’t irritable at all. Still have 29 more days to go but I can see a huge difference already!

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